Post your top 5 all-time players on your favorite NFL team

[Kodos]

Thought it might be fun to see how much overlap there is within teams.

My team is the Dolphins. My top 5 are:

1. Dan Marino
2. O.J. McDuffie
3. Zach Thomas
4. Jason Taylor
5. Wes Welker

[Warhammer]

Rams:
1) Kurt Warner
2) Eric Dickerson
3) Isaac Bruce
4) Jack Youngblood
5) Marshall Faulk

[gstelmack]

Patriots:

1. Steve Grogan
2. Stanley Morgan (this would have been Irving Fryar until I grew up and learned more about him)
3. Ben Coates
4. Tom Brady
5. Kevin Faulk

[Abe Sargent]

1. Tony Bosselli
2. Marc Brunell
3. Fred Taylor
4. Ernest Wilford
5. Aaron Beasley

[Mustang]

1. Leroy Butler
2. Ray Nitschke
3. Bart Starr
4. Donald Driver
5. Tom Flynn / Chester Marcoal (coin flip)

Current Favorite Packer? Clay Matthews does what he did this year for several years, I could see him on this list.

No. No Brent Farve.

[Logan]

49ers:
1a. Joe Montana
1b. Jerry Rice
3. Bryant Young
4. Steve Young
5. Merton Hanks

[Oilers9911]

John Elway
Terrell Davis
Floyd Little
Karl Mecklenburg

Could also make a case for Shannon Sharpe, Steve Atwater, Gary Zimmerman and a bunch of others.

[Kodos]

1. Leroy Butler
2. Ray Nitschke
3. Bart Starr
4. Donald Driver
5. Tom Flynn / Chester Marcoal (coin flip)

Current Favorite Packer? Clay Matthews does what he did this year for several years, I could see him on this list.

No. No Brent Farve.

Was Favre ever on your list? Did he fall from grace?

[albionmoonlight]

New Orleans Saints:

Sam Mills
Drew Brees
Rickey Jackson
Joe Horn
Deuce McCalister

Random Side Note: When I was a kid, I decided that I wanted to have a favorite player. Instead of taking the time to pick a player that was good, or quirky, or even notable, I must have decided to just pick the first player that I saw on screen after having decided that I wanted a favorite. Hence, I ended up for a brief time with the very forgettable Johnnie Poe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Poe) as my favorite player.

[Mustang]

Was Favre ever on your list? Did he fall from grace?

Yes. He would have easily been #1 up until the entire Vikings thing. (And no, I'm not going to go into a rehash of everything that happened). He might go back on my list at some point in the future, but guess we will see what the future holds.

[Big Fo]

1. Dan Marino
2. Jason Taylor
3. Zach Thomas
4. Ronnie Brown
5. Orande Gadsden

[Honolulu_Blue]

Chris Spielman
Barry Sanders
Benny Blades
Lomas Brown
Robert Porche

To be honest, it's all kind of a toss-up after the first two.

[cartman]

Cowboys:

Roger Staubach
Emmitt Smith
Bill Bates
Jay Novacek
Randy White

[Kodos]

My 5th slot was tough. Welker was only in Miami for a short time, but during that time, he was pretty much the only player I liked. Duper was in the running too. I'm fond of Pete Stoyanovich because he was an IU grad. I thought about Larry Izzo a bit too.

[JeeberD]

Roger Staubach
Randy White
Troy Aikman
Emmitt Smith
Quincy Carter

[JediKooter]

Chargers:

Dan Fouts
LaDainian Tomlinson
Kellen Winslow
Junior Seau
Rodney Harrison

[SteveMax58]

Giants

1. Lawrence Taylor
2. Michael Strahan
3. Tiki Barber
4. Phil Simms
5. Jeremy Shockey

[Warhammer]

So what did Irving Fryar do to get knocked off the list.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

1. Tedy Bruschi
2. Tom Brady
3. Ben Coates
4. Troy Brown
5. Vince Wilfork

special mention goes to Corey Dillon, who was only there a brief time but I absolutely loved.

[gstelmack]

So what did Irving Fryar do to get knocked off the list.

Lots of domestic stuff. I remember mentioning on here how much I had liked him, and some others pointed out the news articles.

[gstelmack]

1. Tedy Bruschi
4. Troy Brown

I wish I had room to move them on. Troy Brown probably should be anyway.

[molson]

(no particular order)

Tom Brady
Drew Bledsoe
Ben Coates
Troy Brown
Kevin Faulk

[Castlerock]

Patriots:

Tom Brady
Richard Seymour
Tedy Bruschi
Troy Brown
Steve Grogan

Honorable mention:
Wes Welker, John Hannah, Drew Bledsoe

[cartman]

Man, no love for Horace Ivory from the Patriot fans. :D

[MikeVic]

This might be hard. I'll limit it to the players I was alive to see play:

Hines Ward
Kordell Stewart
Jerome Bettis
Rod Woodson
Troy Polamalu

[dolfin]

1. Dan Marino
2. Mark Clayton
3. Mark Duper
4. Zach Thomas
5. Jason Taylor

I really feel like I need to have Csonka and Warfield on the list, but we'll just call them a close 6 and 7.

[PurdueBrad]

Rod Woodson
Jerome Bettis
Troy Polamalu
Ben Roethlisberger
Franco Harris

[tarcone]

John Elway
Terrell Davis
Shannon Sharpe
Steve Atwater
Champ Bailey

[spleen1015]

Peyton Manning
Marvin Harrison
Dwight Freeney
Dallas Clark
Johnny Unitas

[Marmel]

NY Giants:

1) Phil Simms
2) Michael Strahan
3) Lawrence Taylor

There is nobody even close to the top 3, so I'll stop there.

[Butter]

Bengals:

1. James Brooks
2. Boomer Esiason
3. Carson Palmer
4. David Fulcher
5. Anthony Munoz

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

Bears:
I am only going to include the players have been alive during my time so no dick butkis for me.

1. Walter Payton
2. Mike Singletary
3. Tom Waddle--made a career out of being open because he was the only white wr on the field.
4. Donnell Woolford
5. Devin Hester (for his first two years anyway)

[Vince, Pt. II]

1. Joe Montana
2. Jerry Rice
3. Ronnie Lott
4. Merton Hanks
5. Dwight Clark

So many players that just don't make the cut...Steve Young, Patrick Willis, Garrison Hearst, Ricky Watters, Roger Craig, Terrell Owens (gotta admit, I loved the hell out of that guy while he was here), Jeremy Newberry, Freddie Solomon...

[Honolulu_Blue]

I am only going to include the players have been alive during my time so no dick butkis for me.

Dick Butkus is dead?

Oh, and

so no dick butkis for me.

That's what she said.

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

Dick Butkus is dead?

Oh, and



That's what she said.

i knew i was going to get one of those. it does sound vaguely dirty

[Galaril]

Oilers:
Warren Moon
Earl Campbell
Ernest Givins
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
Bruce Matthews

Titans:
Eddie George
Steve McNair
Derrick Mason
Chris Johnson
Cortland Finnegan

[claphamsa]

Chad Ochocinco
Chris Henry
Icky Woods
Boomer Esiason
Justin Smith

[Jughead Spock]

Raidahs -

1. Fred Biletnikoff
2. Marcus Allen
3. Howie Long
4. Otis Sistrunk
5. Double-ought

[Hoya1]

Bills
Thurman Thomas
Darryl Talley
Jim Kelly
Bruce Smith
Sam Cowart

[Sun Tzu]

Niners

Roger Craig
Joe Montana
Frank Gore
Bryant Young
Steve Young

[Sun Tzu]

Justin Smith

We're enjoying him in SF. He's really easy to root for, and he finally got a very well deserved and long overdue Pro Bowl invite this last year.

[TCY Junkie]

Tony Dorsett
Emmitt Smith
Roy Williams ( He sidelined TO)
Ed too tall Jones
Larry Allen

[Dutch]

Tampa Bay Bucs

1. Warren Sapp
2. Errict Rhett
3. James Wilder
4. Lawrence Dawsey
5. Trent Dilfer

[Radii]

Carolina Panthers

Julius Peppers
Steve Smith
Wesley Walls
Mushin Muhammad
DeAngelo Williams and Jon Beason are currently fighting it out for the 5th spot, Beason is ahead so far.

[Toddzilla]

Miami Dolphins

Bob Griese
David Woodley (R.I.P.)
Dwight Stephenson
Nat Moore
Zach Thomas

[Danny]

Here is my list off the top of my head. Im only listing players who I actually saw play, so unfortunately most of the Raider greats will not be included.

Rich Gannon
Steve Wisniewski
Napoleon Kaufman
Tim Brown
Swervin Mervin

[Danny]

Actual top 5 on any team

Joe Montana
Jim Harbaugh
Rich Gannon
Terrell Davis
Peyton Manning

[Johnny93g]

Dolphins

Dan Marino
Zach Thomas
Jason Taylor
OJ McDuffie
Ronnie Brown

[rjolley]

Walter Payton
Mike Singletary
Richard Dent
Matt Suhey (From Penn State and blocked for Payton...can't beat that)
Gayle Sayers

[pbot]

Ravens:
Ed Reed
Michael McCrary
Jermaine Lewis
Trent Dilfer
Ray Rice

Though I've enjoyed watching Ray Lewis from the time the ball is snapped until the whistle is blown...everything else about him agitates the hell out of me (the preening and celebrating, anytime he opens his mouth in an interview, etc).

Baltimore Colts:
Johnny U
Raymond Berry
Bert Jones
Mike Pagel
Lenny Moore
Lydell Mitchell

[Izulde]

Dolphins, limited to those I saw play:

1. Dan Marino
2. Troy Vincent
3. Ronnie Brown
4. Zach Thomas
5. Mark Clayton

[EagleFan]

Eagles:

Cunningham
White
Dawkins
McNabb
Westbrook

[ColtCrazy]

For my Colts:


1. Peyton Manning
2. Kelvin Hayden
3. Antoine Bethea
4. Marvin Harrison
5. Albert Bentley

It's really hard for me to limit it to 5.

[Senator]

Roger Staubach
Tony Dorsett
Billy Joe Dupree
Golden Richards
Drew Pearson

[JS19]

Giants:

Dave Meggett
Michael Strahan
LT
Amani Toomer
Last is a tough one, but Jacobs gets a slight edge over Rodney Hampton.

[Sublime 2]

Patriots

1. Tom Brady
2. Ben Coates
3. Ty Law
4. Lawyer Milloy
5. Teddy Bruschi

[Greyroofoo]

Peyton
Dwight Freeney
Robert Mathis
Dallas Clark
Antoine Bethea

Bob Sanders would be #2 on this list if he could stay healthy.

[Subby]

1. John Riggins
2. Art Monk
3. Gary Clark
4. Sean Taylor
5. Lavar Arrington

[BYU 14]

Vikes

Fran Tarkenton
Adrian Peterson
Chuck Foreman
Alan Page
Jared Allen

[CrimsonFox]

TO isn't on anyone's list? :)

[chadritt]

Falcons, in no particular order:

Chris Chandler
Warrick Dunn
Jessie Tuggle
Bob Christian
Keith Brooking

[Izulde]

TO isn't on anyone's list? :)

He's #2 on my fave non-Dolphins players list.

[Racer]

1. Peyton Manning
2. Dwight Freeney
3. Marvin Harrison
4. Reggie Wayne
5. Jim Harbaugh

[Swaggs]

1. Hines Ward
2. Troy Polamalu
3. Rod Woodson
4. Dermontti Dawson
5. Levon Kirkland

Honorable mention: Amos Zereoue (it was awesome having a guy from my class at WVU being drafted and having an impact w/ the Steelers -- too bad he couldn't stay healthy), Willie Parker, Heath Miller, Carnell Lake, Casey Hampton, and a number of linebackers from over the years like Harrison, Greene, Lloyd, Woodley, and Porter.

I'd probably consider and have a lot of other guys, but I am bitter that some have left via free agency (Randle El, Chad Brown, Alan Faneca, Yancey Thigpen) and/or have turned out to be d-bags (Roethlisberger, Plaxico, and Bettis come to mind).

[Surtt]

Vikes

Fran Tarkenton
Adrian Peterson
Chuck Foreman
Alan Page
Jared Allen

Chuck Foreman
Ted Brown
Tommy Kramer
Randy Moss
Joey Browner

[Julio Riddols]

Chad Ochocinco - People who dislike this guy don't understand the difference between having fun and being a douche. There was a time he would have been left off this list, but he learned from that and is back to being who he was originally, as well as being one of the most generous and down to earth players in the league off the field.

Carson Palmer - Will be remembered eventually as the best QB in team history, I think.

Greg Cook - What could have been..

Corey Dillon - Deserved the ring he won in N.E.

Chris Henry - I'm a big fan of people who genuinely try to make themselves better people when they are given a second chance, and I love underdogs. He was always an underdog to me.

There are a ton of Bengals who are favorites of mine - I have followed this team since I was 4. The ones above just stood out as I wrote this.

[Jughead Spock]

Carson Palmer - Will be remembered eventually as the best QB in team history, I think.

Wow, really? I do like Palmer, but he's got some heavy competition in Anderson & Esiason, no?

[Jughead Spock]

Dola - not being argumentative at all, just gauging what the sentiment is among Bengals fans. Boomer was one of my faves growing up.

[Butter]

I think the last couple of years are tarnishing what most Bengal fans thought would be a possible HoF career for Palmer. If he can't get it back on track soon, there's no way he's a top 5.

[Sweed]

Rams in no particular order..

Merlin Olsen (Deacon Jones seemed to me to be the "flashy one" that was talked about for strength and intimidation but Merlin, IMHO, was the "anchor")

Kurt Warner

Lawrence McCutcheon

Marshall Faulk

Jack Youngblood

[OldGiants]

1. Lawrence Taylor for the breadstick hit on Thiesmann
2. Tiki Barber for taking the time to come over and chat with us at my daughter's UVA graduation.
3. Pat Summerall for the FG in the snow, my earliest memory of pro football. Had to listen to it on the radio due to the blackout rule.
4. Ray Wietecha the center who lived near my friend and tossed the ball around with us for five minutes or so one afternoon.
5. Eli, for making the cocksucking Patriots

18-1

[judicial clerk]

Howie Long
Marcus Allen
Kenny Stabler
Steve Wisniewski
# 5 could be one of any number of guys (I loved Gannon; Ray Guy should be in the hall; Plunkett got 2 SBs; Casper and Christiansen were great tight ends; I love lineman and Upshaw, Shell, and Otto are legends not to mention Don Mosebar; Tim Brown was always reliable and should get into the HOF, Jack tatum is one of the baddest dudes to play, Belitnikoff [sp?] and Lester the molester Hayes could both get into my top 5 just for the amount of stick-em they used alone; hell maybe i'll put Jack squirek in just for picking off Theismann; I might have to give it to Bo Jackson, though. Oh what could have been...)